Normally the Canada Line service is shut down for a period overnight to allow for maintenance but with a record number of persons flying out from the airport once the Olympic Games end today the system will be kept running, said TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis.

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VANCOUVER — Thousands of fans began flooding into Vancouver bars as soon as doors opened this morning in advance of today's epic gold medal hockey game against the United States at just after noon.
Line-ups are already down the block at downtown bars and restaurants in anticipation of today's men's gold-medal hockey game between Canada and the U.S.

VANCOUVER -- Tens of thousands of people are expected to pour into the downtown core Sunday as Vancouver winds down the 2010 Games with a triple finale: the men's gold hockey game, the closing ceremony and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.

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VANCOUVER -- Some spontaneous singing and dancing in the streets is expected during rush-hour Thursday in Vancouver as two flash mobs gather to celebrate Canada's north.
The dancers are expected to learn some new moves, including "paddle the canoe and the harpoon."

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